Alphas, Betas & Protectors

3. Over Reaction

Lucas opened his eyes to see the rays of sunshine coming inside. It was already time to get to his Saturday duties. He didn't have any duties last year. But now after gavin had challenged his father, he had called on him to be the beta after his seventeenth birthday. Work was never ending around the pack. The economy was booming and there was no time to waste.

Lucas dressed up and made his way to the lobby of his multi story home. He was from a beta family so they were quite wealthy. He walked to the kitchen and decided to have some cereal. As he was having his breakfast he heard his sister from behind him "Lucas. Good morning."

Lucas turned and frowned "Good morning trouble. Why aren't you in school. I heard you have to attend extra classes today because you defied the head mistress. I missed school on Friday for work reasons and I heard you caused trouble. You are only sixteen. You have to finish school Lorraine."

Lorraine sat at the breakfast table "The head mistress cancelled it. She phoned home and said your girlfriend has had a word with her. She said she has lost her job because of me."

Lucas almost chocked on his cereal "What?"

Loraine said "Apparently the alpha was going to replace her with his aunt anyway. You know Lady Androma. She is taking over now. She was away on some mission up north and she is back now. So now that they gave me an unjust sanction the head mistress is replaced."

Lucas narrowed his eyes "I am going to give you a sanction now. You are grounded until I say so ... If you say one word to object, I will make it Christmas."

Lorraine swallowed her words. Her brother was quite strict but not brutal. She looked down "I am sorry Lucas."

Lucas said "Being sorry won't get you out of trouble. You will behave yourself or I am sending you to summer boot camp, the one I personally oversee. You are a beta. You are a teenager. You get mood swings. You must control your anger. You need to learn some discipline. Either learn it to school or I will teach it to you, the military way at the boot camp."

Lorraine objected "I know how to control my temper. I do it. Look. She insulted our mum. She said humans are not worth anything. How could I be quiet."

Lucas asked "Did the head mistress say that about mum? Really? She wouldn't dare."

Lorraine said "No. She said it to a human who is my friend. I took offence. Our mum is human."

Lucas sighed "So she didn't insult you but you insulted her. Look Lorraine, don't try to be a hero. Mum is lucky she is living with dad at the retirement district. The headmistress just said what everyone says on daily basis. It's in the school books too at times too. Why did you have to insult the head mistress and even go all beta on her making her submit to you?"

Lorraine looked down and didn't say anything.

Lucas said "Speak and defend your actions or I will not only ground you but will send you to summer boot camp that I manage for unruly teens too. Your choice."

Lorraine murmured "He is my friend. He was crying after that."

Lucas asked "He? It's a boy?"

Lorraine looked up "Yes. He is coming to the prom with me. The head mistress said things to him in front of me. He said I should know my heritage and respect myself."